I find pause/play buttons more plausible then volume

Yes, i feel as if the volume buttons are useless. What purpose would you have with volume buttons? If you wanted to change the volume, just go into your ipod.

A Pause/play button, however, would benefit. This is assuming you cant hear someone talking or something important so you lower your volume buttons- this is uncessary if you have one simple pause/play button. PAUSE when someone wants to talk, and press the same button again for resuming your music.

The thing is, when you're using an application or playing a game, you're already looking and holding your ipod, and going into the interface volume settings isn't hard.

When you're just walking and listening to your music with your touch in your pocket, what purpose would you have for lowering or raising a song when you already have it at the volume you want? If this is the case, it's the same reason to get out your ipod just to change a song, its ridiuclous.

1 button is all you need, Pause/play. When somebody is talking, hit that button blindly in your pocket, it pauses. Press it again to resume your music. Taking out headphones from the jack and putting it back in wont resume the music.

I find myself having difficulty pressing the inidivudally volume buttons too, especially when i have to press them multiple times just to lower the volume so i can hear somebody talking.